The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
Comedy · Drama
Overview
Karim is 17 years old and lives in a South London suburb with his English mother and Pakistani father, who has become a kind of spiritual guru to his middle-class neighbours. Karim wants to explore his cultural roots, in the hope that he will achieve sexual and racial self-realisation.
Cast
- Naveen Andrews as Karim Amir
- Brenda Blethyn as Margaret Amir
- Harish Patel as Changez
- Jemma Redgrave as Eleanor
- Roshan Seth as Haroon Amir
- Steven Mackintosh as Charlie Kay
- Susan Fleetwood as Eva Kay
- David Bamber as Shadwell
- Nisha Nayar as Jamila
- Surendra Kochar